In spite of tweet, lawyer says Trump not under investigation

SEKULOW: Well, look, I - I can't imagine the scenario where the president would - would not be aware of it.

Spicer added that every political appointee "serves at the pleasure of the president".

The contradictions really began Friday, when Trumptweeted, "I am being investigated for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me to fire the FBI Director!"

But Rosenstein could become a witness in the special counsel's investigation, potentially leading to his recusal.

Sekulow sidestepped Cuomo's charge, returning to his claim that the president's reasons for firing Comey can not be investigated given that the Federal Bureau of Investigation director serves at the pleasure of the president. Cuomo also challenged Sekulow's claim that the president is above legal reproach for obstruction of justice in his firing of Comey, noting that the question has never before been litigated.

Sekulow joined Trump's personal legal team, which includes Marc Kasowitz, Trump's go-to lawyer for years on both personal and business matters; Mark Bowe, who works with Kasowitz; and newly hired John Dowd, a well-known DC-based attorney.

"Is he reserving the right to fire everyone down the line?" a reporter asked.

"I want to be very clear about this, the president is not and has not been under investigation", Sekulow said and repeated throughout the day.

The reporter asked Spicer if Trump would keep firing Justice Department employees until he found someone willing to replace Mueller.

Kushner's contacts with Russians during the transition have been scrutinized as part of the widening probes into whether Trump's team coordinated with Moscow during the election.

A member of President Donald Trump's outside legal team says the president isn't under federal investigation. To their minds, "investigation" is tantamount to "guilty", and their cherished goal of removing Donald Trump from office was on track to succeed.

Sekulow says that Trump hasn't been notified of any investigation.

"This is a political fight and he's going to fight it", said a White House official.

The panel sent a bipartisan letter this month to White House counsel Don McGahn seeking an answer by this Friday. Schiff said if the panel can't get an answer then he believes a subpoena will be needed. Comey has gone on record saying that the reason for his dismissal was his refusal to accede to the President's request for him to drop the Russian Federation investigation.

"To fight the notion that Mueller would be looking at this at all seems to be something that only the president wants to be not true", Cuomo said. Angus King, an independent from ME, stressed that the probe will likely last for a long time.

While aides have advised Trump to stay off Twitter, the president continued to weigh in Sunday as he spent the weekend at Camp David, the government-owned presidential retreat in Maryland. King said the "collusion, the cooperation aspect of the investigation is not over".

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